Political parties

The new tax bill was passed.

– New Democracy, PASOK, and SYRIZA in favor of the Prime Minister’s announcements at the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair with 12 tax cuts and 12 income increases

The Finance Ministry’s bill with 12 tax cuts and 12 income increases was approved by a majority.

“A formal meeting, as it is logical to have,” will mark the first in-person contact between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, according to the Prime Minister’s associates. Mitsotakis returned yesterday evening from London.

Members of main opposition Democratic Party shout slogans during a rally against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. The signs read "Stop."

Can PASOK position itself as a viable alternative to Kyriakos Mitsotakis' New Democracy? This will be the central question in the second round of the socialist party's leadership elections. While incumbent president Nikos Androulakis currently holds the lead, a turnaround by Haris Doukas, the mayor of Athens, is not out of the question.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the elections in Thuringia the central part of Germany, according to exit polls.

In Saxony, where elections also took place, the party is trailing behind the CDU.

Türkiye's top election watchdog has dismissed the Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) bid to annul the recent local elections in the Aegean province of Kütahya, prompting calls for electronic voting in the country.

New Democracy won a sweeping victory in Sunday's election, securing its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis a second term in office in an eight-party Parliament which will also feature a strong contingent of far-right parties. 

Center-left PASOK has every reason to celebrate Sunday's result as it has increased its share of the vote by 50 percent over two election cycles.

The sense of elation was not least felt by its leader Nikos Androulakis, who has strengthened his hand.

Greece's conservative New Democracy party stormed to victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday with voters giving reformist Kyriakos Mitsotakis another four-year term as prime minister.

With 91% of votes counted, center-right New Democracy was leading with 40.5% the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat Parliament, Interior Ministry figures showed.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed his party's resounding victory on Sunday night and vowed that the conservatives would be setting "high goals" for their second term at the helm of the Greek government.